From: Lucinda Natus, High Commander Public Key: 6f0613f576cbc92b88bf7e7fba7fa2eb72fda557 Mr. Clovar, I hope this letter finds you well. Mr. Rutherford and Mr. Stephenson have kept me abreast of your progress with the new reactors, and I continue to be grateful for your service. You have undoubtedly heard from Areanna that she…

As Areanna left her living quarters to find Natalie, she affected a light-hearted skip she hoped would assuage her father’s concerns. She did not understand exactly what those concerns were, but she hated how absent-mindedly introspective he became after similar conversations in the past. Within minutes she arrived at the…

Areanna burst into her living quarters after school with the energy only a ten-year-old muster, her eyes alight with excitement. “Dad! Are you home?” “I’ll be out in a minute!” he called from the head. “Well, I’m going to tell you now because I can’t wait.” A mechanical whoosh filled…

"I want her." "Of course you do, Petros," High Commander Lucinda Natus admonished. "Everyone wants her. What makes your claim on her stronger than anyone else's?" Chief Technology Officer Petros Vallois tilted his head forward and gazed over the frame of his Muse Spex across the room where ten of…

’Twas a week ‘fore Arrival, and all through the ship, Not a sensor was pinging, not even a blip. The smelters were stacked tall in cargo bays full, In hopes that some resources soon would be pulled. The crewmates who nestled all snug in their berths dreamt dreams of Adalia…

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By the time Gareth arrived home, Areanna was long asleep. It was past oh-two-hundred; most of the Arvad was in a sleep cycle. Feeling guilty about missing so much time with her, he crept into her room. …

TAP TAP TAP Gareth looked up from his Muse and squinted into the dim light. The impromptu workspace he and Rutherford had set up in the machine shop was dark and quiet. The last workers’ shifts had ended hours before and everyone else was long gone. He had been so…

The following week passed by at an excruciatingly slow pace for Areanna. After her father identified the dust on her clothing, she decided to play it safe. Unfortunately, safe was boring. …